In the suit filed in federal court, Roy Pearson said he was wrongfully dismissed for exposing corruption within the Office of Administrative Hearings, the department where he worked. In court documents, Pearson said he was protected as a whistle-blower and that the city used the fact that he was being “vilified in the media” to cut him out of his job.

In a response to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Associated Press, the city’s general counsel wrote that Pearson’s term as an administrative law judge expired in May 2007, and the D.C. Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges voted not to reappoint him.

Pearson’s lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court claimed Custom Cleaners did not live up to Pearson’s expectations of “Satisfaction Guaranteed,” as advertised in store windows. Initially, Pearson calculated his losses at $67 million but lowered his request to $54 million.”

It’s good to see “Fancy Pants” back on his feet. We were getting concerned since it had been so long since he had wasted taxpayers’ time and money. It’s never too early to start gunning for D-bag of year. Good luck, Roy!

@witeowl: You’re absolutely right. The fact that for losing his job he is only claiming 2% of damages he wanted for losing his pants demonstrates exactly how outlandish his pants lawsuit was. In that light then, it only becomes more apparent that this is not the sort of person you want overseeing justice. Yes, judge, character matters in your profession. And by attempting to financially ruin a business (and the owners) over a single lost pair of pants shows you lack that character and, ahem, judgment.

Shouldn’t he be suing the press for the vilification? Judge Pearson wasn’t reappointed this case (along with his divorce) were occurring during his review process. The review committee denied his re-approval because of a lack of “judicial temperament.”

I think the poor guy lost a few marbles because of his divorce. That’s worthy of some pity, but still a very good reason for his removal from the bench.

According to most of the news stories & whispers around here (DC Area), it was doubtful this guy was going to be reappointed way before he filed the pants lawsuit. He already had one foot out the door; the pants lawsuit was merely icing on the cake.